Shumlin Expands on Opiate Plan

Shumlin expands on opiate plan — A Swanton man shares his take on the Vermont governor’s proposal to fight opiates this legislative session.


Letter: Methadone Programs Can Beat Addiction – Newsday

Letter: Methadone programs can beat addiction – Newsday

Letter: Methadone programs can beat addiction
Newsday
People are starting to come around as they become more educated on opiate addiction and as exposure to its treatments increases. In turn, they are realizing methadone treatment is necessary. If the patients get it in a controlled environment, are

Methadone Addiction – Google News

Effectiveness of methadone treatment for heroin addiction – British Journal of Psychiatry

Effectiveness of methadone treatment for heroin addiction
British Journal of Psychiatry
… 'Injectable opioid treatment for chronic heroin addiction more cost-effective than oral methadone', and claimed that 'total cost savings of providing injectable opiate treatment for this chronic group in England could be between £29 and £59 million

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Methadone Addiction – Google News

Russia bans methadone in Crimea – ITAR-TASS

How Asana Uses Design to Increase Productivity – Bloomberg

How Asana Uses Design to Increase Productivity – Bloomberg

How Asana Uses Design to Increase Productivity
Bloomberg
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Methadone Uses – Google News

Network of agencies in Berkshire County offer treatment options – Bennington Banner

Network of agencies in Berkshire County offer treatment options
Bennington Banner
The McGee Recovery Center at Berkshire Medical Center provides detoxification services, while Spectrum Health Services offers medication- assisted treatment using methadone. In a prepared statement, Kristin Nolan, Spectrum's executive director for …

Methadone Uses – Google News

Breaking the cycle: Babies born addicted – KVOA Tucson News

Flesh-Eating Drug Could See Walking Dead Prowl Irish Streets – Sunday World

Flesh-eating drug could see walking dead prowl Irish streets – Sunday World

Flesh-eating drug could see walking dead prowl Irish streets
Sunday World
Heroin has long been the scourge of many Irish communities, but now a new, more deadly, version of the drug has hit the european market – krokodil. The new zombie opiate may sound like it belongs in a horror movie, but its side effects have been known

Methadone Side Effects – Google News

The Invisible Monster: Heroin Invades Our Community – Social Justice Solutions


Social Justice Solutions

The Invisible Monster: Heroin Invades Our Community
Social Justice Solutions
Here is a link to a story I wrote about Heroin invading Fargo, ND area and efforts being made on a legislative level to effect social change. The story features two local social … Suboxone is a slow-release, long lasting “opiate substitute” like

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Letter: Methadone Programs Can Beat Addiction – Newsday

Letter: Methadone programs can beat addiction – Newsday

Letter: Methadone programs can beat addiction
Newsday
There is an ongoing misconception that methadone treatment just hooks the addict on a new drug. This is false. Technically, it's a drug, but if it's administered in the correct manner, it has extremely beneficial medicinal qualities. Therefore, I

Methadone Addiction – Google News

Effectiveness of methadone treatment for heroin addiction – British Journal of Psychiatry

Effectiveness of methadone treatment for heroin addiction
British Journal of Psychiatry
… 'Injectable opioid treatment for chronic heroin addiction more cost-effective than oral methadone', and claimed that 'total cost savings of providing injectable opiate treatment for this chronic group in England could be between £29 and £59 million

and more »

Methadone Addiction – Google News

Russia bans methadone in Crimea – ITAR-TASS

PUBLIC SAFETYHeroin Use on Upswing, Chiefs Say

PUBLIC SAFETYHeroin use on upswing, chiefs say
Recent state efforts have focused on all opiate addiction prevention, since health care professionals and law enforcement have also noticed a recent upswing in prescription drug addiction. "An addict rarely, if ever, begins with heroin; it starts with …
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Business is up 300 percent for drug diversion unit
As Vermont public health officials drill down on how to help drug addicts recover, police are pursuing sticky-fingered individuals – from all walks of life – whom they believe funnel painkillers into the wrong hands. Vermont State Police cruiser. A …
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Executions Rising in Iran
“Despite signs of openness with the election of President (Hassan) Rohani almost a year ago, the human rights situation in Iran has dramatically deteriorated,†Taimoor Aliassi, U.N. representative of the Association of Human Rights in Kurdistan of …
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